Dalhousie University. Faculty of Engineering

Corporate body (Dalhousie University)

Dalhousie University. Faculty of Engineering

CAN-NSHD/1609

1997-

The Faculty of Engineering was established on 1 April 1997 with the merger of the Technical University of Nova Scotia (TUNS) and Dalhousie University. Engineering was first taught at Dalhousie in 1891 with the introduction of courses in applied science, including those taught by Halifax engineers. In 1902 the university established a school of mining engineering, offering civil engineering two years later, both via extension programs in Sydney, Nova Scotia. However, in 1909 the Nova Scotia Technical College (later TUNS) opened and assumed the bulk of engineering education within the province. Dalhousie continued to offer a few courses within the Faculty of Arts and Science, establishing a Diploma in Engineering in 1922.

The Office of the Dean of Engineering is located in O'Brien Hall on Dalhousie's Sexton Campus.

The Faculty of Engineering offers education within seven departments and ten programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels, leading to BEng, MEng, MSc and PhD degrees. It also supports a dynamic and active research community across the faculty and broader university community and in partnership with industry, government and donors.

The Faculty's research specializations fall into four major areas: manufacturing; environmental science and technologies; natural resources and energy; and information and communications technologies/health. It is home to several research centres and institutes, including CIFT — Canadian Institute of Fisheries Technology; CII — Centre for Innovation in Infrastructure; MEC —Minerals Engineering Centre; CWRS — Centre for Water Resources Studies; and the Particulate Material Research Group.

The basic statute relating to Dalhousie University is Chapter 24 of the Acts of 1863. This statute replaced earlier statutes, and the 1863 statute itself has been amended and supplemented several times over the years. The provisions of these various statutes provide for the establishment and regulation of the university, the membership of the Board of Governors and its rights and powers, the authority of senate for the internal regulation of the university (subject to the approval of the board), and various other matters.

The formal agreement that preceded the creation of the Faculty of Engineering is the Dalhousie–Technical University Amalgamation Act. 1996, c. 24, s. 1.

In 2020 the Faculty of Engineering is composed of seven academic departments and ten programs, with approximately 100 faculty members and 50 staff members. The Dean of Engineering is directly responsible to the university’s provost & vice-president, academic, and is responsible for the recruitment and promotion of faculty. The dean is supported by a suite of directors, manager, officers and administrators.

Meyerhof, George Geoffrey, 1916-2003

Technical University of Nova Scotia (1907-1997)

Leon, Joshua

Caley, William

Bell, Adam

Howe, Clarence Decatur (1886-1960)

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